david murphy

• Installed drag anchor chain-rope-chain FPSO mooring system.
• Managed recovery and installation of subsea components.
• Completed structural surveys, compartment and tank surveys.
• Established offshore safe working practises and carried out toolbox talks. Carried out Job Hazard Analyses and procedural briefings to client and team supervisors.
• Compiled mooring installation procedures and specifications for equipment suppliers.
• Offshore installation engineer for riser and umbilical installations as well as installation and testing of equipment. Managed two teams of local Filipino engineers and oversaw a local diving support team.
• Offshore field engineer in support of an FPSO after a catastrophic mooring failure caused severe damage to subsea pipelines and components. Managed the removal of the damaged subsea equipment without further spillage and liaising with teams of divers and ROV support teams. This was followed by the re-installation of risers and the installation of new riser and umbilical bases to a very demanding timescale.
• Package engineer with responsibility for writing the specifications for a range of equipment including import/export systems, mooring components, installation components, risers and hoses. Witnessed Factory Acceptance Testing and technical query response.
• Audited facilities and suppliers in UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Canary Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Dubai.
• Extensive experience in all areas of marine engineering including pipework installation/inspection/manufacture and maintenance, lifting and slinging safety, gas turbines.
• Managed the requirements of both planned and preventative maintenance systems

Section manager with extensive experience of Marine Engineering systems gaining a Machinery Watchkeeping Certificate qualification in 1992. Section head for Diesel Generators, Hull and Structures, Carried out wet and dry compartments and hull structural surveys. Maintained structural survey records and raised work requirement sheets for external repair facilities. Hull specialist course trained in pipework, sheet-metalwork, woodwork, Oxy-Acetylene and Electric welding and boat repairs (GRP). Class 2 qualified welder. Competent person for inspection and load testing of lifting equipment and associated fittings. NVQ level 4 Qualified Training Designer. Team leader in firefighting, and Damage Control operations. Trained as a Structural Specialist and then as a Training Designer, which included a voluntary spell in Oman. Marine Engineer with responsibility for operating diesel generators, steam turbine generators, motor boat engines, 1000BTU air conditioning units, refrigeration plant, evaporation units, auxiliary boilers, steering gear, hydraulic systems, electrical power distribution systems and air compressors, responsible for boiler water system maintenance, boiler and feed water management, steam turbine maintenance. Responsible for Gas Turbine maintenance and repair, Responsible for the power and distribution system and fresh water system.